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Definition of feather star in English:

feather star

noun

An echinoderm with a small disklike body, long feathery arms for feeding and movement, and short appendages for grasping the surface.

‘I see utterly different creatures - prickly sea urchins, sausage-like bêche de mer, sea stars, brittle stars, and feather stars - and find science has discovered their close relationship within the phylum of the Echinoderms.’

‘Deep sea denizens such as the feather star inhabit caves in the wall.’

‘After scaling a sea fan, the feather star might stay for a while, hanging on by means of tiny hooks called cirri.’

‘One obvious aspect of the greater species diversity in Tonga compared with French Polynesia is the profusion of feather stars.’

‘Encrusted with soft and hard corals, feather stars and anemones, the wreck is home to a remarkable variety of fish ranging from large schools of pelagic barracuda to the more colourful reef fish.’